Rait
Rait is a Village in the county of Perth and Kinross.
Rait postcode: PH2 7RT
There are great places to visit near Rait including some great rivers and streams, towns, lakes, historic buildings, ancient sites and waterfalls.
The area around Rait's best rivers and streams can be found at River Tay.
Pitlochry, Dunkeld, and Aberfeldy are great places to visit near Rait if you like towns.
The area around Rait features a number of interesting lakes including Loch Faskally, and Loch Kennard.
The area close to Rait boasts some of the best historic buildings including Wade's Bridge.
Croftmoraig Stone Circle is a great place to visit close to Rait if you like ancient sites.
There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Rait like Falls of Moness.
Rait History
There are some historic monuments around Rait:
- Evelick Castle Secular: castle SM7300
- Inchyra Farm, unenclosed settlement 500m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7236
- Abdie Old Kirk Ecclesiastical: church SM825
- Enclosures, barrows and pits 360m N of 8 Glebe Park Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM7203
- Little Dunsinane, broch 1250m E of Balmalcolm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM7289
- Rait Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM7251
- Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM9460
- Whitemyre, hut-circle 550m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7200
- Pitcur,souterrain NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM357
- Barrow and pit alignment, 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7249
- Abdie Church, Lindores Stone Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone SM7883
- Witch Knowe, barrow 130m SW of Inchyra House Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7283
- Castlehill, barrows 210m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7307
- Wast-Town Church Ecclesiastical: church SM5614
- Hillfoot, ring-ditches 400m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7248
- Blackbank, hut circles 600m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7331
- Moncur Castle Secular: castle SM5509
- Prehistoric settlement, 200m SSW of Willowburn Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7221
- Carey, Roman temporary camp and enclosure, Abernethy Roman: camp SM9449
- Arnbathie, fermtoun and enclosures NE of Secular: farmstead SM6709
- Pole Hill, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6928
- Woodburnhead, cairns 700m & 760m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: ring cairn SM7211
- Easter Clunie, unenclosed settlement 400m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM9673
- Fingask Castle, standing stone 320m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM7213
- Prehistoric settlement, 575m SSW of Clashbenny Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7228
- Lintrose House, unenclosed settlement 350m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7250
- Carpow,Roman fortress Roman: fort SM2275
- Moated settlement 414m SW of Mains of Kinmonth SM9455
- Ballinbreich Castle Secular: castle SM844
- Dunsinane Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1595
- Pitroddie Farm, souterrain & unenclosed settlement E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7219
- Pitroddie Farm, souterrain and unenclosed settlement 250m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7220
- Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh Secular: castle SM852
- Law Hill,hut circles N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM3279
- Rait,old parish church Ecclesiastical: church SM5613
- Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM9451
- Glenbran, ring fort 590m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: ring fort SM7303
- King's Seat, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7259
- Kilspindie, unenclosed settlement N of Mill House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7197
- Kirkton of Collace, cairn 420m S of Flowerdale Farm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7188
- Loanfoot, ring-ditch 370m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM7226
- Rait, souterrains 130m & ring-ditch 170m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7201
- Kirkton of Collace, enclosure 380m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7266
- St Madoes standing stones 200m WNW of Pitfour Castle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1578
- Enclosed settlement, 220m NW of North Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7208
- Middlebank, unenclosed settlement NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7204
- Shien Hill,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1581
- Glendoick, souterrains 670m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7222
- Law Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3089
- Over Durdie, fort 550m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM7225
- Castlehill, unenclosed settlement 100m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7252
- Gallowflat, unenclosed settlement 150m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7232
- Lindores,eelhouse 400m NE of Abdie Parish Church Industrial: farming, food production SM3545
- Moncur, remains of timber buildings 400m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hall SM7202
- Law Knowe, motte 380m NNW of Mains of Murie Secular: motte SM7292
- Hill of Dores, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM7315
- Mugdrum House,cross shaft Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM822
- Rhynd,old parish church 250m SW of Easter Rhynd Ecclesiastical: church SM5452
- Unenclosed settlement NW of Mains of Murie Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7218
- Pitmiddle,deserted village Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM2765
- Abernethy Round Tower and Pictish symbol stone Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone; Ecclesiastical: tower SM90005
- Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM7205
- Kinfauns Church Crosses and carved stones: cross slab; Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: mausoleum SM5642
- Lindores Abbey Ecclesiastical: abbey SM836
- Sandyhall, unenclosed settlement 480m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7231
- The Grey Stone, standing stone and unenclosed settlement, 240m W of Keepers Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM7230
- Pitcur Castle Secular: castle SM7332
- Gallowhill,stone circle 130m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM5408
- Evelick,fort WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3095
- South Inchmichael, unenclosed settlement N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7199
- Bandirran, stone circle & standing stones 270m to 425m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7301
- Cargill,Roman fort Roman: fort SM4269
- Macbeth's Law,mound,Lawton House Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM3393
- Elcho Castle Secular: castle SM90140
- Pole Hill, hut-circle 240m SE of triangulation point Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6926
- Tofthill, enclosed settlement 300m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7237
- Inchrye,motte Secular: motte SM864
- Mill of Peattie, cairn 500m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7244
- Newton of Glencarse, ring-ditches 270m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7246
